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Alesis Studio 32 16-Channel Mixer w/ Direct Outs & In-Line Monitoring - $200 (Des Plaines)
Oakton St near River Rd
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From Sound on Sound Review July 1998:
The Studio 32 is a very compact 16:4:16:2 in‑line mixer fabricated from sheet steel and finished in a textured grey finish. It's supplied with rack ears that you can leave off when using it in desktop mode. Other physical points to note: it's mains‑powered, and metal nut jack sockets are used in preference to the cheaper plastic nut types.
The Studio 32 has six aux send busses, four stereo effects returns and good quality mic amps on each of its 16 main input channels. The use of the in‑line format, combined with 60mm faders for the channel and group output level controls, has enabled Alesis to make this mixer small, without it being cramped. The pre‑fade monitor 1/2 signal path has a Volume and Pan control as well as switchable access to the uppermost of the two channel post‑fade Aux Send knobs, though there is no facility to switch EQ into the monitor channel.
Each input channel has a 3‑band equaliser and, unusually, the mid section is fully parametric, though the high and low shelving sections are otherwise of conventional design. All the inputs are fully balanced on TRS jacks, and each input channel has an insert point plus a direct line out jack, whereas the monitor channel has a tape return jack. The monitor 1/2 output may be linked to the main stereo mix at the press of a button in the Master section. It has its own master level control which enables it to be used either as a conventional pre‑fade send or for off‑tape monitoring, depending on the position of the Tape/Mic‑Line switch. By using this switch, the monitor source may be flipped from tape to the main input channel during mixdown, thereby allowing 16 additional signals to be mixed with the off‑tape inputs.